A flood of input must precede a trickle of output. This is one of the principles of Teaching with Comprehensible Input. The use of must is one definite in a subject full of ambiguities. I refer to it as the
First We Learn to Listen
Planning #Desklessclassroom Year 2 – Making Seating Matter
Last summer, June 2014, after the students had finished and gone home, I had one work day in my classroom to finish grades, clean my room, etc. etc. But when I turned the key that morning, I knew the first thing
TCI is Equity
I wrote this a couple years ago on Ben Slavic’s blog and it was blogged by Jody Noble here. Here it is again, with a few minor edits. Changes are coming in our local language instruction ecosystems. Administrators who are
Tag Team Retell – The Refrigerator Story
We’re nearing the end of the year. 8th grade level 1 Spanish. I’m inspired by Chris Stolz (@srstolz), Mike Coxon (@coxon_mike), Mike Peto (@mike_peto) and others to #showumine. Search this hashtag on Twitter to find Chris’ #showumine challenge to other
Movie Quotes – fun, easy, effective, input-rich game
Someone recently was looking for a quick and easy game to play. I shared the Movie Quotes game that I learned from Bryce Hedstrom and have tweaked and blended with some features of Ben Slavic‘s Team Listening Game. It’s quick
Hangout on Sunday with iFLT Presenters
You won’t want to miss this. Kristy, Carrie, Martina and Carol Gaab will be on a Google Hangout with Paulino Brener on Sunday, May 17 at 6 PM Central Time! Here’s the link for the Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cac27nnu40brd8cggk5tj67r3ds On her blog,
End of Year Questionnaire for TPRS/TCI Classrooms
If you’re a public educator in the USA in 2015, there’s a good chance that your district and state have been changing the manner in which you are evaluated. As of this year, in MN, 35% of my evaluation must
Upcoming Pottery Sales – Art-a-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis
Next weekend, May 15-17 I will be participating in Art-a-Whirl, a massive art crawl in the arts district of Minneapolis, sponsored by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (nemaa.org). I will be demonstrating my wheel-thrown work at the Mojo Coffee Gallery
Reflections on teaching without desks
Going deskless has been a topic of interest on the MORETPRS listserv lately. I went deskless this year as well with encouragement from Anny Ewing, Louise Walker and others. It’s a change I’ve embraced wholeheartedly, although that’s not to say
Tips for Next (THIS!) Year’s Students
I usually reserve a few days each school year for some kind of large group reflection period. I don’t schedule it, but mentally I anticipate it and when the energy is right, I take the time. At the